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Economic growth and environmental decay; the solution becomes the problem

Title
  1. Economic growth and environmental decay; the solution becomes the problem [by] Paul W. Barkley [and] David W. Seckler.
Published by
  1. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [©1972]
Author
  1. Barkley, Paul W.

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Additional authors
  1. Seckler, David William, 1935-
Description
  1. 194 pages illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
  1. Economic analysis of the relationship between economic growth and environmental decay in the capitalist economic system, with particular reference to the ecological and economic implications of rapid growth rate in the USA - explores strategic and tactical considerations for a programme of pollution control, and covers social implications, public interest, government policy, etc. References and statistical tables.
Series statement
  1. The Harbrace series in business and economics
Uniform title
  1. Harbrace series in business and economics.
Subject
  1. Economic development
  2. Pollution
  3. Environmental policy
  4. Environmental Pollution
  5. economic development
  6. environmental policy
  7. Economic development
  8. Environmental policy
  9. Pollution
  10. Umweltschutz
  11. Wirtschaftswachstum
  12. economic growth
  13. environment
  14. capitalist
  15. economic system
  16. ecology
  17. economic implication
  18. growth rate
  19. pollution control
  20. social implication
  21. public interest
  22. government policy
  23. statistical table
  24. Economic development > Environmental aspects
  25. Nature > Effets de l'homme
  26. Environnement > Etudes d'impact
  27. Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement
  28. croissance économique
  29. environnement
  30. capitaliste
  31. système économique
  32. écologie
  33. conséquences économiques
  34. taux de croissance
  35. lutte antipollution
  36. conséquences sociales
  37. intérêt public
  38. politique gouvernementale
  39. tableau statistique
  40. crecimiento económico
  41. medio ambiente
  42. capitalista
  43. sistema económico
  44. ecología
  45. consecuencias económicas
  46. tasa de crecimiento
  47. control de la contaminación
  48. consecuencias sociales
  49. interés público
  50. política gubernamental
  51. cuadros estadísticos
  52. USA
  53. Etats-Unis
  54. Estados Unidos
Genre/Form
  1. economic analysis.
  2. reference.
  3. analyse économique.
  4. référence bibliographique.
  5. análisis económico.
  6. referencia.
Contents
  1. The solution becomes the problem -- Economic growth and the environment -- The quantity of product -- the quality of life -- The meaning of economic growth -- Preferences and values -- Two tools of economic analysis -- supply and demand -- A nonmarket tool -- benefit/cost analysis -- Market failure-externalities -- Market failure-collective goods -- The logic of conservation -- Recreation and cost/effectiveness -- some further applications -- On the strategy and tactics of environmental control -- Economic growth and environmental decay.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.